Stopper for bottles, jars, &amp;c.



No. 677,143. Patented lune 25, 190|. W. L. ROSE.

STPPER FOR BOTTLES, JARS, &c.

(Application filed Oct. 11, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

IVILLIAM L. ROSE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOPPER FOR BOTTLES, JARS, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 677,143, dated J' une 25, 1901.

Application filed October 11, 1900. Serial No. 32,725. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern: l

Beit knownth at IJVILLIAM L. ROSE, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at New York,

in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stoppers for Bottles, Jars, dto.; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to stoppers for bottles or jars, one object being to improve and simplify the construction of these devices, and thereby reduce the cost of their production.

A further object is to produce a stopper which maybe used without requiring anyspecial construction ofthe mouth of the bottle or jar and which may be easily and quickly applied to the bottle or jar or removed therefrom.

rIhe invention will be fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a beer-bottle with my improved stopper applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section, and Fig. 3 a similar View taken at a right angle to Fig. 2.

A indicates the bottle, around the neck of which a band is secured, to which band a bail B is pivotally connected to swing over the mouth of the bottle. The cap or cover for the mouth of the bottle consists of a flanged disk O, of such size as to fit loosely over the mouth of the bottle, and on the inside of this disk is a lining, preferably of cork, (indicated by O,) which engages the peripheral edge of the mouth of the bottle, and when the cap is secured in position, as will be hereinafter described, the cork will form an air-tight seal for the bottle an d prevent the contents thereof from coming into contact with the cap. Preferably one or more layers of fabric (indicated by o2) will be interposed between the cork and the cap. As shown in the drawings, the cap is made of metal; but it is to be understood that, if preferred, it maybe of glass or other suitable material. In the central portion of the lian ged disk an upwardly-projecting rib c is formed, such rib extending `centrally across the disk for nearly its entire width and being integral with the cap.

D indicates a clamping lever, which is formed ofa single piece of wire bent midwayits length to form the looped portion d,which constitutes anger-hold. The parallel portions of the wire are bentupwardly at an angle tothe finger-'hold and then again downwardly to form the loops d, in which the cross-bar of the bail is received. The two end portions d2 of the wire and the portions d3 between the fingerhold and theloops CZ/ form what maybe termed 1ocking-arms,7 and the ends of these arms are adapted to engage the upper surface of the disk and when the nger-hold is swung down upon the cap to exert pressure upon the disk to hold the cap upon the mouth of the bottle with sufficient tightness to insure an air-tight joint. lVhen the parts are in sealing position, the rib c will lie transversely be'- tween the locking-arms d2 and d3 and will serve to prevent the leverfrom accidental displacement, which might be caused by lateral pressure upon the arms d2 or d3.

In operation the cap is placed over the mouth of the bottle and the lever and bail swung over the mouth of the bottle to cause the ends of the arms d2 to engage the disk on one side of the rib and at the base of the latter, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. Pressure is then applied to the nger-hold, which will cause the bail to swing to a vertical position and the finger-`nold to engage the disk on the other side of the rib, the latter acting as a fulcrum forthe lever during such movement. The bail will thus be put under tension and will exert a downward pressure upon the lever and through the arms d2 and d3 upon the cap and securely hold the latter in sealing position upon the mouth of the bottle or jar. As the pressure is transmitted through the arms d2 and d3 lengthwise thereof, such arms will not bend or yield and the pressure upon the cap will be positive and constant.

While I have illustrated my invention as applied to a beer-bottle, it is notrestricted to such use and may be equally well applied to fruit-jars, die., by simply increasing the size of the different parts. From the foregoing description it is obvious that a stopper such IOO as described and illustrated may be applied to almost any bottle now in use and that no special construction of the mouth of the bottle is necessary to adapt it to receive myimproved stopper.

Without limiting myself to the precise details of construction illustrated and described, I claim- In a stopper for bottles, or similar vessels, the combination of a bail pivoted upon the bottle to swing over the month thereof, a cap to it loosely over the mouth of the bottle, a cork lining within the cap to engage the peripheral edge of themouth, said cap having an integral raised rib 0n its upper surface extending centrally across it for nearly its enwhen the parts are in locking position, as'

and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VILLIAM L. ROSE.

lVitnesses:

OLIX/"ER DUNCAN, THOMAS A. COAKLEY. 

